30 January 2007

Cash machines have become a magnet for professional criminal gangs which are stealing millions of pounds by devising ways to beat chip and pin technology, a study warned yesterday.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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29 January 2007

People are putting themselves at risk of identity theft by not protecting their personal details a watchdog warned today.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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29 January 2007

Fraud in Scotland has rocketed to its highest level in 20 years of official research, say finance experts.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6307763.stm
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28 January 2007

Fraud officers are warning residents to be on their guard against a post-scam being operated on Teesside.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/6307499.stm

25 January 2007

MPs have voted to end trial by jury in complex fraud cases, despite strong opposition to the government’s plans.  For the story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6300585.stm
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25 January 2007

The claim of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Alistair Graham has warned of widespread electoral fraud.  Sir Alistair blamed postal voting for the growth in electoral fraud over the last few years in a report on the Electoral Commission.   MJ magazine
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24 January 2007

Britons fear about being ripped off by online more than gun crime, climate change or even contracting MRSA in hospital, a survey has suggested.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6293907.stm
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22 January 2007

A former Merseyside mayor and his wife have appeared in court to deny charges of benefit fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6287825.stm
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19 January 2007

A community council clerk from Gwynedd has pleaded guilty to 18 charges of false accounting worth £65,860.00.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/6278695.stm
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19 January 2007

An Inland Revenue worker involved in a tax scam has been jailed for 30 months.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6280067.stm
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19 January 2007

Internet fraudsters have stolen around 8m kronor £576,000 from account holders at Swedish bank Hordean.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6279561.stm
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19 January 2007

A man who ran several marathons while claiming disability benefits has been given a 10 month prison sentence.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/6278575.stm
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18 January 2007

There are “serious concerns” about the UK dropping a fraud probe into a Saudi arms deal, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6275199.stm
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16 January 2007

The Identity and Passport Services is strengthening its testing programme for IT projects after an investigation into the failure of a project to process passport applications online found that insufficient testing and checks were partly to blame.  And in response to Computer Weekly’s campaign for greater openness, the government agency has published a report on the lessons it has learned from this and its other key IT projects in 2006.  Bernard Herdan, executive director of service delivery, said the agency had changed its approach to testing on IT projects in the light of the internal inquiry’s findings.  And he challenged other central departments to follow suit by publishing lessons learned from specific projects.  Computer Weekly magazine    
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16 January 2007

The bank manager behind Scotland’s largest single fraud case has had his prison term cut on appeal.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6270401.stm
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16 January 2007

Thousands of customers at a Yorkshire garage have had their bank accounts hit after falling victim to a global debit and credit card scam.  For the full story log on to: http://www.yorkshireposttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1973770
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16 January 2007

South Korean prosecutors have recommended that Hyundai Motor Company’s chairman Chung Mong-koo spend six years in prison for embezzlement.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6265901.stm
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15 January 2007

An Italian judge has thrown out some of the fraud charges against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and UK lawyer David Mills.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6262983.stm
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15 January 2007

Former ANC parliamentary whip Tony Yengeni is to be freed from prison in South Africa after serving just five months of a fraud conviction.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6262485.stm
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11 January 2007

Nine men have appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court charged with alleged identity card fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6251765.stm
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11 January 2007

A man who ran several marathons while claiming disability benefits has pleaded guilty to fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/6248307.stm
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10 January 2007

A woman whose mother lay dying of cancer used a DIY will kit to try to cheat her family out of their inheritance.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=427685&in_page_id=1770&ct=5
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8 January 2007

A British based Algerian businessman has gone on trial on charges relating to Algeria’s biggest financial scandal.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6243189.stm
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8 January 2007

A man who organised the theft of £54m in value added tax (VAT) in a carousel fraud has been jailed for 15 years.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6242619.stm
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5 January 2007

Chip & Pin alert for the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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3 January 2007

An appeal court in Chile has dropped a range of fraud charges against members of the family of former military ruler Gen Augusto Pinocet.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6229525.stm
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2 January 2007

Reported business fraud in the UK rose 40% to £1.37bn, while fraudsters received shorter and shorter sentences, a survey has found.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6225819.stm
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